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Duke Energy Provides Grants To Marlboro County For Agribusiness

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Duke Energy continues its long history as a critical participant in South Carolina’s economy by announcing $500,000 in support of the state’s top industry: agribusiness. The grants from the Duke Energy Foundation will help fund education and diversity initiatives across the state.

“Agribusiness is South Carolina’s top industry, and Duke Energy is proud to power thousands of family and commercial farms and related businesses across the state,” said Mike Callahan, Duke Energy’s South Carolina state president. “As a company born in South Carolina and critical to its success, we are constantly looking for ways to help power the state’s economy. That’s why it is important for us to support efforts that not only build the diverse 21st century workforce this industry will need to prosper and grow, but also help more minority farmers and landowners protect family land and grow working landscapes.”

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